Today the Minister of Health, Jose Coye, announced that he has launched an investigation into the death of two year old Kimora Leslie. The panel is headed by Director of Health Services, Dr. Jorge Palanco and includes his deputy, Marjorie Parks; the Ministry’s Chief Planner, Dr. Peter Allen; Medical Association President Dr. Martha Habet and […]
And while that investigation is confined to the case at hand, the controversy surrounding the two year old’s death on Saturday has become a lightning rod for all manner of problems afflicting the nation’s health care system, particularly the K.H.M.H. News Five’s Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital is the […]
The trial of Gabby Affif continues this week in the Belize City Supreme Court. In testimony on Tuesday, former immigration officer Ursula Hill told the jury that after leaving the department in 1999, she started working with the defendant and his wife at the Beirut Trading Centre on Queen Street. On examination from Director of […]
If you ever owned a boat, chances are you’ve paid more than one visit to the establishment at mile four and a half on the Northern Highway known as Duke Marine. Tonight we regret to report that the founder and owner of Duke Marine, Paul Duke, is dead. The fifty-four year old businessman apparently died […]
Details are still sketchy tonight, but reports area is that a quarrel between tour guides ended in a mid afternoon shooting today. Sources tell News Five that the tour guides, who both work near Jaguar Paw, had a misunderstanding on Monday; however, around two-forty-five this afternoon one of the men approached the other with a […]
The Belize City Centre was filled with drama and patriotism last night as basketball fans gathered in the old capital to witness our national team face off with their Mexican counterparts. But as James Adderley reports, the joy of an early lead quickly degenerated into the agony of a disappointing rout. James Adderley, Reporting When […]
But while things are tough on the hardwood at home, out in Texas Belizeans are expected to fare much better in international canoeing competition. Six paddlers including Efrain Cruz, Armin Lopez, Daniel Cruz, Amado Cruz, Jerry Rhaburn and John Bugge left the country earlier this week to prepare for the Texas Water Safari. According to […]
